The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2003
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Terror Tales (Number One) ed. John B. Ford & Paul Kane (Rainfall Books 0-9540877-6-3, Sep 2003, £12.00, 209pp, tp); Original ghost/horror story anthology, leading on from the defunct Terror Tales magazine.
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Brandy for Breakfast Adrian Fry (D-Press, Dec 2003, £2.00, 19pp, ph, cover by Marcia Borell); Poetry collection.
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The Substance of a Shade John Glasby (Sarob Press 1-902309-38-3, 2003, £10.95, x+233pp, tp, cover by Paul Lowe); An all-new collection of 16 ghost stories from an author better known for his tales of science fiction and fantasy.
- ix · Foreword · Richard Dalby · fw
- 1 · The Ending of the Tale · nv *
- 23 · The Last Séance · ss *
- 41 · Somewhere A Voice Is Calling · ss *
- 59 · The Dark Threshold · ss *
- 73 · Grandfather · ss *
- 87 · The Substance of a Shade · nv *
- 109 · A Tangled Web · ss *
- 123 · The Night-Walker · ss *
- 139 · On the Up Line · ss *
- 151 · The Hour Before Sundown · ss *
- 167 · Sisters · ss *
- 183 · The Journey · ss *
- 193 · The Resident in No. 13 · ss *
- 205 · Resurrection Day · ss *
- 215 · Something in the Shadows · ss *
- 227 · The Visitant · ss *
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Empereur de LOuest Jon Courtenay Grimwood (Birmingham Science Fiction Group, Nov 2003, no price, 12pp, ph, cover by David Hicks); Short story published to commemorate Grimwood being Guest of Honur at Novacon 33, Nov-2003. Limited to 300 numbered copies. Volume 25 in the series.
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Fantasy Adventures # 3 ed. Philip Harbottle (Cosmos Books 1-59224-111-5, 2003, $15.00, 152pp, tp, cover by Ron Turner); Original anthology of seven stories, with three reprints.
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Fantasy Adventures # 4 ed. Philip Harbottle (Cosmos Books 1-59224-119-0, 2003, 156pp, tp, cover by Ron Turner); Original anthology of six stories, with two reprints.
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Fantasy Adventures # 5 ed. Philip Harbottle (Cosmos Books 1-59224-113-9, 2003, $15.00, 164pp+, tp, cover by Ron Turner)
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Fantasy Adventures # 6 ed. Philip Harbottle (Cosmos Books 1-59224-205-7, 2003, $15.00, 172pp+, tp, cover by Ron Turner)
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Fantasy Adventures # 7 ed. Philip Harbottle (Cosmos Books 1-59224-206-5, 2003, $15.00, 164pp+, tp, cover by Ron Turner)
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Fantasy Annual 5 ed. Philip Harbottle & Sean Wallace (Cosmos Books 1-58715-515-X, 2003, $16.99, 200pp, tp, cover by Ron Turner); Original anthology of 14 stories, with two reprints.
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Three Miles Up Elizabeth Jane Howard (Tartarus Press 1-872621-75-9, May 2003, £25.00, xii+216pp, hc); Collection of four long stories (the sum total of Howards supernatural writings). Limited to 350 copies. [Not seen]
- · An Introduction · Glen Cavaliero · in
- · Three Miles Up · ss We Are for the Dark, London: Cape, 1951
- · Perfect Love · nv We Are for the Dark, London: Cape, 1951
- · Left Luggage · ss We Are for the Dark, London: Cape, 1951; credited to both Howard and Robert Aickman, but is the work of Howard alone.
- · Mr. Wrong · nv Mr. Wrong, Jonathan Cape, 1975
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The Howard Reader #8 Robert E. Howard (Marek, Joe & Mona, Aug 2003, $12.25, 37pp+, quarto, cover by Richard Pace); Collection of rare Howardiana and original fragments that became posthumous collaborations.
- 1 · Ecstacy · pm Rhymes of Death, Dennis McHaney, 1975
- 1 · The Slave-Princess [Cormac FitzGeoffrey] · uw Hawks of Outremer, Donald M. Grant, 1979; original unfinished story plus synopsis, omitting the additional material by Richard L. Tierney.
- 9 · Men Build Them Houses · pm Verses in Ebony, Glenn Lord, 1975
- 9 · Taverel Manor [Kathulos] · uw The Return of Skull-Face, FAX, 1977; original unfinished story, omitting the additional material by Richard Lupoff.
- 18 · A Hairy Chested Idealist Sings · pm The Junto Oct 28
- 18 · Letter to The Eyrie in Weird Tales Magazine · lt Weird Tales Jun 36
- 18 · The Adventurer · pm The Grim Land and Others, Stygian Isle Press, 1976
- 19 · The House [The House in the Oaks; Cthulhu] · uw Dark Things, ed. August Derleth, Arkham, 1971; original unfinished story, omitting the additional material by August Derleth.
- 22 · To a Woman (Ages Ago I Came to Woo) · pm The Ghost Ocean, Gibbelins Gazette, 1982
- 22 · Sailor Dorgan and the Turkish Menace [The Turkish Menace; Dennis Dorgan] · uw The Incredible Adventures of Dennis Dorgan, FAX, 1974; original unfinished story, omitting the additional material by Darrell C. Richardson.
- 25 · The Grim Land · pm The Grim Land and Others, Stygian Isle Press, 1976
- 26 · Letter to Emil Petaja, December 17, 1934 · lt The Howard Collector Win 65
- 26 · Shadows from Yesterday · pm The Ghost Ocean, Gibbelins Gazette, 1982
- 26 · The Mystery of Tannernoe Lodge [Steve Harrison] · uw Lord of the Dead, Donald M. Grant, 1981; original fragment, omitting the additional material by Fred Blosser.
- 29 · The Gods of the Jungle Drums · pm The Grim Land and Others, Stygian Isle Press, 1976
- 29 · When the Glaciers Rumbled South · pm The Ghost Ocean, Gibbelins Gazette, 1982
- 30 · The Guardian of the Idol [James Allison] · uw Weird Tales Fll 81; original fragment, omitting the additional material by Gerald W. Page.
- 30 · Nectar · pm The Junto Sep 29
- 31 · To the Evangelists [The Flood] · pm The Ghost Ocean, Gibbelins Gazette, 1982
- 31 · Letter to Novalyne Price (Im sorry but I wont be able
) · lt One Who Walked Alone, Novalyne Price, Donald M. Grant, 1986
- 31 · The Outgoing of Sigurd the Jerusalem-Farer · pm Verses in Ebony, Glenn Lord, 1975
- 32 · The Ghost Ocean · pm The Ghost Ocean, Gibbelins Gazette, 1982
- 32 · A Touch of Trivia · bg The Last Celt: A Bio-Bibliography of Robert Ervin Howard, Glenn Lord, Donald M. Grant, 1976
- 34 · De Ole River Ox · pm The Grim Land and Others, Stygian Isle Press, 1976
- 34 · The Road to Yesterday · pm The Grim Land and Others, Stygian Isle Press, 1976
- 34 · An Autobiography · bg The Last Celt: A Bio-Bibliography of Robert Ervin Howard, Glenn Lord, Donald M. Grant, 1976
- 35 · Man Am I · pm The Ghost Ocean, Gibbelins Gazette, 1982
- 35 · Alien · pm Verses in Ebony, Glenn Lord, 1975
- 35 · Letters of Comment · The Readers · lt
- 35 · Afterword · Joe Marek · aw
- 37 · Wandering Star (an unabashed, and free, plug) · Joe Marek · ms
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Waterfront Fists and Others: The Collected Fight Stories of Robert E. Howard Robert E. Howard (Wildside Press 1-59224-136-0, 2003, $39.95, 308pp, hc); Associational collection.
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Relative Magic Tanya Huff (Meisha Merlin 159222007X, Aug 2003, $16.00, 320pp, tp)
- · Burning Bright · nv Earth, Air, Fire, Water: Tales from the Eternal Archives #2, ed. Margaret Weis, Martin H. Greenberg, Janet Pack & Robin McGrew, DAW, 1999
- · When the Student Is Ready · nv Apprentice Fantastic, ed. Martin H. Greenberg & Russell Davis, DAW, 2002
- · Nanite, Star Bright · ss Once Upon a Galaxy, ed. Wil McCarthy, Martin H. Greenberg & John Helfers, DAW, 2002
- · All Things Being Relative · nv Villains Victorious, ed. Martin H. Greenberg & John Helfers, DAW, 2001
- · Now Entering the Ring · ss On Spec Win 99
- · Death Rites · nv Assassin Fantastic, ed. Martin H. Greenberg & Alexander Potter, DAW, 2001
- · Someone to Share the Night [Victory Vicki Nelson] · nv Single White Vampire Seeks Same, ed. Martin H. Greenberg & Brittiany A. Koren, DAW, 2001
- · Oh, Glorious Sight · nv Oceans of Magic, ed. Brian M. Thomsen & Martin H. Greenberg, DAW, 2001
- · Sugar and Spice and Everything Nice · ss The Mutant Files, ed. Martin H. Greenberg & John Helfers, DAW, 2001
- · Another Fine Nest [Victory Vicki Nelson] · nv The Bakka Anthology, ed. Kristen Pederson Chew, Bakka Books, 2002
- · To Each His Own Kind · ss Dracula in London, ed. P. N. Elrod, Ace, 2001
- · Nights of the Round Table · ss Knight Fantastic, ed. Martin H. Greenberg & John Helfers, DAW, 2002
- · Succession · nv Pharaoh Fantastic, ed. Martin H. Greenberg & Brittiany A. Koren, DAW, 2002
- · Swans Braid [Magdelene] · nv Swords of the Rainbow, ed. Eric Garber & Jewelle Gomez, Alyson, 1996
- · In Mysterious Ways [Magdelene] · nv Bending the Landscape: Fantasy, ed. Nicola Griffith & Steve Pagel, White Wolf, 1997
- · The Lions of alKalamir [Terazin] · nv Stealing Magic, Tesseract, 1999
- · Sometimes, Just Because [Terazin] · nv *
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In Praise of Ridicule Rhys Hughes (D-Press, Aug 2003, £2.00, ph, cover by Carole Humphreys); Chapbook of absurdist poetry. [Not seen]
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Open the Box and other stories Andrew Humphrey (Elastic Press 0-9543747-1-1, Feb 2003, £5.00, 163pp, tp); Collection of thirteen stories, mainly original and all revised for this colection.
- 1 · Open the Box · ss The Third Alternative #29, 2002
- 17 · How Much Do You Want to Know · ss *
- 27 · Burning Bridges · ss *
- 33 · Carved In Water, Not In Stone · ss *
- 43 · Less and Less · ss *
- 51 · Family Game · ss Crimewave #5, 2001
- 65 · Something About Her · ss *
- 71 · Bloody David Irving · ss Roadworks #13, 2002
- 83 · Blind Spot · ss *
- 95 · For the Love of a Taciturn Man · ss *
- 103 · Helen Said · ss *
- 121 · Time Bleeds · ss *
- 141 · Simply Dead · nv *
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Wakemares Tim Johnson (D-Press, Dec 2003, £2.00, 31pp, ph, cover by Carole Humphreys); Fantasy/horror collection.
- 2 · Where It Belongs · ss *
- 10 · Pulling Teeth · ss *
- 17 · Ten Words or Less · vi *
- 19 · Misfortune Cookie · ss *
- 23 · Erasing Punishment · ss *
- 30 · Impermeable · vi *
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FunnyBones Paul Kane (Creative Guy Publishing 1-894953-14-2, 2003, £6.99, 169pp, tp, cover by Steve Lines); Horror collection.
- 1 · Introduction · Pete Allen · in *
- 4 · Olivers Twist · vi 100 Drabbles, ed. Sue Phillips, Small Press Books, 2001
- 5 · Master of the White Worms [Dalton Quayle] · ss Alone (in the Dark), BJM Press, 2000
- 23 · A Suspicious Mind · pm Cemetery Poets: Grave Offerings, ed. Peggy Jo Shumate, Double Dragon Publishing, 2003
- 24 · The Bones Brothers · ss Dead Things Magazine #2 99
- 36 · Yibble · vi 100 Drabbles, ed. Sue Phillips, Small Press Books, 2001
- 37 · Dracula in Love [Dracula] · ss Dead Things Magazine #5, 2000
- 51 · Dalton Quayle and the Sheepshank Revelation [Dalton Quayle] · ss Amityville House of Pancakes (online) May, 2002 (+2)
- 83 · The Ugly · pm Cemetery Poets: Grave Offerings, ed. Peggy Jo Shumate, Double Dragon Publishing, 2003
- 85 · The Last Temptation of Alice Crump · ss Dead Things Magazine #1 99
- 97 · All the Rage · ss Terror Tales (online) Sep, 2000
- 106 · Dalton Quayle and the Temple of Deadly Danger [Dalton Quayle] · na *
- 169 · Spells Trouble · pm Cemetery Poets: Grave Offerings, ed. Peggy Jo Shumate, Double Dragon Publishing, 2003
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Shadow Writers (Volume Two) ed. Paul Kane (Rainfall Books 0-9456178-2-7, 2003, £7.99, 157pp, tp, cover by Paul Kane); Original horror anthology.
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Visions & Voyages Chico Kidd (Chico Kidd, 2003, £4.50, 75pp, ph, cover by Chico Kidd); Original collection of four stories featuring Luís da Silva.
- 3 · Introduction · in *
- 4 · Heart of Darkness · ss *
- 21 · How Hope Came Back · nv *
- 40 · The Absence of Dragons · ss *
- 52 · María Lisboa · nv *
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What Shadows We Pursue: Ghost Stories Volume Two Russell Kirk (Ash-Tree Press 1-55310-051-4, Mar 2003, C$59.00, xiv+247pp, hc, cover by Russell Kirk); Second of two volumes collecting together Russell Kirks short supernatural fiction, edited with an Introduction, by John Pelan. This is a limited edition of 500 copies. A world-wide edition available in the US for $45.00 and in the UK for £28.00.
- ix · The Wizard of Mecosta · John Pelan · in (*), 2003
- 3 · The Invasion of the Church of the Holy Ghost · nv F&SF Dec 83
- 43 · What Shadows We Pursue · ss F&SF Jan 53
- 58 · The Peculiar Demesne of Archvicar Gerontion · nv Dark Forces, ed. Kirby McCauley, Viking, 1980
- 83 · Uncle Isaiah · ss London Mystery #11 51
- 99 · The Reflex-Man in Whinnymuir Close · nv Whispers IV, ed. Stuart David Schiff, Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1983
- 124 · The Cellar of Little Egypt · ss
- 139 · Skyberia · ss Queens Quarterly Sum 52
- 149 · Lost Lake · ss The Surly Sullen Bell, Fleet, 1962
- 158 · The Last Gods Dream · ss
- 195 · Ex Tenebris · ss Queens Quarterly Sum 57
- 209 · Watchers at the Strait Gate · nv New Terrors #1, ed. Ramsey Campbell, London: Pan, 1980
- 229 · Fates Purse · nv F&SF May 79
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